FilmOut San Diego: 13th annual LGBT Film Festival

When: Friday to Sunday; ﻿continues Aug. 26-28

Where: Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave.

Tickets: $150 All Access Pass to all movie screenings and opening-night and closing-night parties; $30 opening-night screening and after-party; $20 closing-night and after-party; $5-$10 for an individual movie.

Movie highlights

“The Wishmakers of West Hollywood” (2011): Making its West Coast premiere, this comedy pays homage to the 1954 classic “Three Coins in a Fountain.” Adapted to the times of YouTube stardom, unemployment, downward mobility and Facebook, three friends (Justin Martindale, Ari Sorrentino and Ara Thorose) spend their summer in Hollywood in hopes of finding love and fame.

“Johnny and Lyman: A Life Together” (2011): Local filmmaker Paul Detwiler tells the story of two men who have been together for 65 years. Johnny and Lyman talk about the challenges they have faced and how they have kept their relationship alive.

“Gun Hill Road” (2011): Plucked from its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this drama follows Enrique (Esai Morales) as he returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison. Things have changed: His wife, Angela (Judy Reyes), tries to hide an emotional affair, and his teenage son, Michael (Harmony Santana), is exploring a sexual transformation. Enrique and his family struggle to keep their bonds strong while under the surveillance of his parole officer (Isaiah Whitlock Jr).

“The Marionettes” (2010): In 2008, California voters narrowly abolished equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. This short film is a creative response to Proposition 8 advocates who claimed that marriage equality harms children.

Sean Paul Lockhart stars as a high school student having to deal with the curse of turning into a werebear (a mixture of leather daddy and werewolf) whenever he finds himself aroused in this musical horror comedy. FilmOut.

Sean Paul Lockhart stars as a high school student having to deal with the curse of turning into a werebear (a mixture of leather daddy and werewolf) whenever he finds himself aroused in this musical horror comedy. FilmOut.

Film festivals are pretty popular in San Diego.

In an effort to stand out, each festival tries to focus on a certain theme, screen relatively unknown films, or offer something unique to entertain the public.

Kicking off its teenage years, the 13th annual LGBT Film Festival, put on by FilmOut San Diego, is planning to do all three.